audacity

Example Sentences

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“And now the teachers have the audacity to ask for more,” said Van Winkle, who spoke during a portion of the Board of Education meeting set aside for union input.

From Los Angeles Times

Especially because I also couldn’t help but be impressed by her audacity.

From Literature

Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.

From Los Angeles Times

When I was a first year, I’d seen her make a cocky fifth year mop the entire mess hall because he had the audacity to start a food fight.

From Literature

The aim remains to convince potential adversaries that "if they have the audacity to attack France... there will be an unsustainable price to be paid," the president said.

From BBC